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George O'Brien

Acting 86 (deceased) years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 0.4
Born: April 18, 1899
Died: September 4, 1985

Biography

George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. He also starred in East Side, West Side (1927), The Johnstown Floor (1926), and John Ford's The Iron Horse (1924).

The day before his seventh birthday the Great Earthquake of 1906 hit San Francisco. He and his family nearly died and were homeless for months. He served in World War I and World War II.

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Known For

Fort Apache
Fort Apache Capt. Sam Collingwood 1948
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans The Man (Anses) 1927
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Maj. Mac Allshard 1949
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn Major Braden 1964
December 7th
December 7th Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) 1943

Filmography

Acting Credits (91)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
The Only Girl in the Orchestra Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (archive footage) 1976
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn Major Braden 1964
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas (archive footage) 1961
Korea
Korea Narrator 1959
Studio 57
Studio 57 1954
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life Self 1952
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders George O'Brien 1951
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Maj. Mac Allshard 1949
Fort Apache
Fort Apache Capt. Sam Collingwood 1948
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose 'Duke' Muldoon 1947
December 7th
December 7th Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice) 1943
Triple Justice
Triple Justice Brad Henderson 1940
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino Dan Clark 1940
Prairie Law
Prairie Law Brill Austin 1940
Bullet Code
Bullet Code Steve Holden 1940
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless Jeff Toland 1940
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City Cliff Mason 1939
The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo Wade Barton 1939
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede Scott Baylor 1939
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range Barney O'Dell 1939
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown Clint Bradford 1939
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion Boone Yeager 1939
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley Larry Rhodes 1938
The Renegade Ranger
The Renegade Ranger Captain Jack Steele 1938
Painted Desert
Painted Desert Bob McVey 1938
Border G-Man
Border G-Man Jim Galloway 1938
Gun Law
Gun Law Tom O'Malley 1938
Windjammer
Windjammer Bruce Lane 1937
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy Jeffery Carson 1937
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger Grant Curran 1937
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Daniel Boone 1936
The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman Bob Wallace 1936
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted Constable O'Malley aka Duke Kinnard 1936
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain Kal Emerson 1935
Hard Rock Harrigan
Hard Rock Harrigan Tim 'Hard Rock' Harrigan 1935
Whispering Smith Speaks
Whispering Smith Speaks Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith 1935
The Cowboy Millionaire
The Cowboy Millionaire Bob Walker 1935
When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man Larry Knight 1935
The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger Ernest 'Dude' Selby 1934
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve Neil Rogers 1934
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal Michael Wyatt 1934
The Last Trail
The Last Trail Tom Daley 1933
Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw Jim Barry 1933
Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning Smoke Mason 1933
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost Jim Wall 1932
The Golden West
The Golden West David Lynch / Motano 1932
Mystery Ranch
Mystery Ranch Bob Sanborn 1932
The Gay Caballero
The Gay Caballero Ted Radcliffe 1932
The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail John Shefford 1932
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage Jim Lassiter 1931
A Holy Terror
A Holy Terror Tony Bard aka Woodbury 1931
Fair Warning
Fair Warning Whistlin' Dan Barry 1931
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley 1931
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes Buck Duane 1930
Rough Romance
Rough Romance Billy West 1930
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger Buck Duane 1930
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios 1930
Salute
Salute Cadet John Randall 1929
Masked Emotions
Masked Emotions Bramdlet Dickery 1929
True Heaven
True Heaven Lieutenant Philip Gresson 1929
Blindfold
Blindfold Robert Kelly 1928
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark Travis / Japheth 1928
Honor Bound
Honor Bound John Oglegree 1928
Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters George 1928
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans The Man (Anses) 1927
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side John Breen 1927
Paid to Love
Paid to Love Crown Prince Michae 1927
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So? Ed 'Chick' Cowan 1927
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle George Darcy 1926
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men Dan O'Malley 1926
Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves Adam Smith 1926
The Silver Treasure
The Silver Treasure Nostromo 1926
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid Bradley Blatchford 1926
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood Tom O'Day 1926
The Fighting Heart
The Fighting Heart Denny Bolton 1925
Thank You
Thank You Kenneth Jamieson 1925
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse Davy Brandon 1925
Havoc
Havoc Dick Chappel 1925
The Dancers
The Dancers Tony 1925
The Roughneck
The Roughneck Jerry Delaney 1924
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady Luther Smith 1924
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back Henry Potter 1924
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk Galley Slave (uncredited) 1924
Shadows of Paris
Shadows of Paris Louis 1924
Woman-Proof
Woman-Proof Bill Burleigh 1923
The Ne'er-Do-Well
The Ne'er-Do-Well Clifford 1923
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide Islander (uncredited) 1922
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker One of the Ghosts (uncredited) 1922
Moran of the Lady Letty
Moran of the Lady Letty Deck Hand 1922
White Hands
White Hands Sailor 1922

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